BREAKING: CMS announces shift to broadly expand telehealth Medicare coverage to nursing home beneficiaries,...
By
James M. Berklan
Mar 17, 2020
The federal government is stripping away barriers to Medicare telehealth coverage as a frontline response to the coronavirus outbreak, which feeds on person-to-person contact and has proven deadliest for...
Editor’s Desk: Some PDPM winners are easier to see than others
By
James M. Berklan
Mar 07, 2019
For better or worse, the long-term care landscape is awash with PDPM experts and advisors. You can’t swing a therapy cat by the tail nowadays and not hit someone claiming divine knowledge.
Rewarding good providers is the right move
By
James M. Berklan
Aug 29, 2019
Providers could use some good, old discernment nowadays. This is especially true in light of Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Administrator Seema Verma’s latest comments.
No forgiveness for MDS errors?
By
James M. Berklan
Nov 01, 2011
Providers who aren’t completely up to speed in understanding new MDS 3.0 requirements could be in for a very rude awakening, according to a well-known expert on payment and assessment systems.
Berger, Brown, McKnight’s staff earn national ASBPE honors
By
James M. Berklan
Jun 01, 2021
McKnight’s Long-Term Care News has been honored with three national 2021 Azbee Awards, which are bestowed for top journalism among business publication websites.
A mind-blowing way to learn, with the right price
By
James M. Berklan
Mar 01, 2014
As a parent looking at options for a high school student about to enter college, I know why it seems like everyone talks about the high cost of education. It is high.
The joke’s on her
By
James M. Berklan
Apr 04, 2012
Just about a month ago, I opened a little contest, looking for the best punchline to a joke involving nursing home personnel. We have a winner.
The Editor’s Desk: A proud moment for the nation’s nursing homes
By
James M. Berklan
May 01, 2010
On April 20, top management from the Covenant Care nursing facility were in Washington to become the first healthcare provider of any type to win the Better Business Bureau International Torch Award for...
CCRC line workers receive good news in new salary and benefits survey
By
James M. Berklan
Jul 11, 2019
An annual CCRC salary and benefits survey was good news for lower-level workers, and turnover rates overall.
BREAKING: Feds post early release of new RAI manual for PDPM training
By
James M. Berklan
May 21, 2019
Federal regulators have released a draft version of anxiously awaited RAI training guidance for the Patient-Driven Payment Model.